Integration's Triumphs & Failures after 50 years

The Washington Post Magazine Features a series of articles on integration.

• Barbara Rose Johns is remembered not only as a soldier of civil rights, but also as a role model for her family.
• Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring shows what happens when everyone in the school is a minority.
• In the early 20th century, African American students learned the hard way that seperate was nowhere near equal.
• In 1954, Josie Davenport, Paul Bergeron and their McKinley High School classmates were on the unnerving front line of integration.
• The landmark decision in Brown v. Board is an appropriate moment to consider the implications of low expectations when it comes to African American and Hispanic students.

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